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    19 Ways Informational Interviews Are Like Tinder

    Walking into an office and shouting as loud as possible “Pay me money to do things. Need money please!” is not going to get you a job.That’s what an informational interview is for. It is the Tinder of networking.

    You send out your cold email… it’s nerve wracking.

    You worry they’re going to be like ‘SWIPE.’

    They respond and you get butterflies!

    What should you wear? Is this casual or are you meeting them in their office. ;)

    You go for coffee.

    They describe what they look like so you can find them, it’s the closest thing to sexting.

    You offer to pay but they know you’re poor, so they do.

    You get the cheapest croissant and a small black coffee – you’re frugal but this is taking away from your serious Netflix time.

    You start talk about how you got into (insert specified industry here).

    It's awkward at first.

    Then you warm up and start to talk about your life.

    It’s always sort of disappointing to find out that they have a spouse and children.

    Do you ask for more contacts or play it cool and put in for the long haul on this one?

    Once all of the technical stuff is out of the way, you mostly just talk about cool stuff on Netflix.

    You just want to show that you’re not like all the other unemployed grads.

    It’s not so bad – but you probably won’t ever meet up again.

    Unless it works out and they get you a job!

    Then you love them forever.

    Until the next hottie who knows of an open position comes along – SWIPE.